Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Monday, May 30, 2016

Today, we honor all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this country, and all those who passed on after their time of service. Pictured above is the main flag pole at the entry of the National Cemetery of the Pacific.

Friday, May 20, 2016

Thursday, May 19, 2016

The Aloha Plate food truck makes an appearance at a Honolulu Night Market event. This food truck and its chefs won the Food Network's 2013 "Great American Food Truck Race". It stayed in southern California for several months after winning the contest, and found its way home to make appearances at events around the island of O‘ahu. We tried the food, and what they serve up, shows why they won the contest.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Last September, we got Yuki, a miniature dachshund puppy from a local pet store. This tan and white pup stole our hearts, as we were looking for a companion for Emi. This was the first photo we the took of her after we brought her home.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Drum rigs of the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warrior Marching Band rest on the floor, as the drumline readies themselves for their intermission performance at the 36th Annual Rainbow Invitational Marching Band Festival.

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016

A helicopter from Makani Kai Helicopters was used in an episode of "Hawaii Five-0". Actor Alex O'Laughlin is seen above, hanging from the skid as he tries to board the chopper full of bad guys that were escaping from Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.

Friday, May 6, 2016

On one of the Boeing 737 delivery flights that stop through HNL, a friend was aboard this delivery flight from Boeing Field (Seattle, WA) to its new home in Japan. He informed me a few weeks out, that he would be aboard this flight. As the airliner taxied by, he threw a wave at me from jumpseat behind the first officer's seat. After the plane parked, we had a few minutes to chat.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Monday, May 2, 2016

Jacaranda trees are seen around the Hawaiian islands, and UpCountry Maui is one of the best places to find trees in bloom along the highways, in the spring.

Sorry for the extended break ... the work schedule got me to the point where my photography has been limited to aviation subjects, though with my iPhone, I have managed to take a gob of photos, and will appear here. I'm not sure if this photo blog can remain daily, but I'll do my best to keep up the frequency.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Our Instagram collage for May, are photos from a trip to Kaua‘i in 2014.

Row 1: Arriving at the Līhu‘e Airport; getting something to eat at Java Kai in Kapa‘a; our late breakfast; artwork outside a mini-mart in Kapa‘a; the tree tunnel on the way to Pō‘ipu; the ceiling in the lobby of the Sheraton Kauai at Pō‘ipu.

The Why

After beginning the HNL RareBirds blog, I wanted to put together a photo-a-day blog of my non-aviation photos ... whatever caught my eye at that time I had one of my cameras with me, and the story behind the photo. I'll sneak in aviation-related photos here and there, mostly photos that are not on my airliner blog.

Being a videographer for the past 25 years, I am used to capturing moving images. With photography, I am now capturing moments in time, sometimes at very small fractions of a second. It's a totally different mindset, on two different levels of creativity, though the basics for both, photo and video are the same.

Over the past few years, I have been blessed to have a few dozen photos published in several international airliner magazines, and other publications, along with articles I wrote, or co-wrote.

The light blue words in the text of the posts are related links that will open in a new window.

I thank Jesus Christ, my Lord & Saviour, for the creativity and inspiration to take these photos, for putting me in the right place & time, or for the idea to modify them. I thank all of my photographer friends for your support and advice, also for pushing my creativity further.

... And, I thank you all in advance for taking the time to check out the photos, and for the comments you leave, which are greatly appreciated.

Aloha!

My Goal ...

is that through these photos, it stirred an emotional response in you. Whatever your response was, I know it was different for each person. If any of these photos drew a response from you, I accomplished my goal, and do appreciate your comments.

Art is ... what it is.

The Fine Print

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